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Residents are encouraged to contact NBC Environment on 0800 169 9646 or complete a web form on the Council website www.bathnes.gov.uk/gulls if they believe they have a nest on their roof.

While Mr Howlett welcomes this move, he would also like the council to extend its coverage and identify more hotspots around the city.

Rubbish on the street acts as a magnet to seagulls

He said: "I am delighted that B&NES Council have taken steps to tackle the gull problem, however, I would like to see more done. In particular, to address the issue of rubbish on the streets of the city which acts as a magnet to the gulls and such a ready source of food encourages them to nest nearby.

"The streets around my constituency office on Charles Street are littered with household waste where residents leave their waste out too early, or inappropriately bagged and the seagulls run riot.

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"I do urge residents to take responsibility for their waste disposal and for the council to do more to ensure household waste is disposed of properly by residents.

"I am also inviting residents to complete another online survey about seagulls to see where else across the city there are problems and whether the steps that have been taken to date are being felt by local residents.

"I have still been receiving a high volume of correspondence on the seagull issue and am therefore keen to better understand how Bath residents perceive the situation and hear what else they would like to see being done."